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Geek Media Round-Up: September 3, 2010

3 Sep 2010  Media

Art

Uruk-Hai

  • The Geek Art Gallery offers a picture of a Serenity Only Parking Sign.
  • Steampunk Mr. Potato Head
  • Steve Thomas is selling these Lord of the Rings-inspired sports logos on Zazzle.
  • Wired profiles the stunning Vintage Circuit Board Furniture of Theo Kameck.

Comics

  • 20 Facts about Marvel Comics Facts, an Infographic.

Cross-Media

  • io9 explains Ten tropes you’ll find in science fiction – over and over again.

Film

  • 19 upcoming superhero movies you need to know about.
  • Furious Fanboys remembers the 20 of the Creepiest Kids in Movies.
  • Here’s an infographic laying out the Box Office Success of Steven Spielberg.
  • Will audiences boo Machete in border states? Here’s why they might.

Internet

  • Will geeks inherit the earth?

Literature

  • Interview: The Falcata Time interviews Mike Shevdon, author of the soon to be released horror novel Road to Bedlam: Courts of the Feyre.
  • Interview: Salon Futura has posted a video interview with China Miéville.
  • Interview: Whatever offers a few words from Jennifer Ouellette, author of the excellent math book The Calculus Diaries.
  • News: 35 million books downloaded via iTunes
  • News: Dan Brown tops Oxfam’s ‘least wanted’
  • Does a book’s popularity guarantee its movie’s success?
  • The Huffington Post offers a list of The Best Books On Writing Books.
  • Print or Pixels? Publishers Strive to Advance Both
  • Reminder: You Don’t Own Your Ebooks; Amazon Locks Customer Out And Doesn’t Respond To Help Requests
  • Suite101 names Five Galactic Civilizations from Science Fiction Books.
  • What Do Hobbits, Robots, and Yahoos Have In Common? They’re Famous Authors’ Made Up Words.
  • Your Library is Dying. But should you care?

Science

  • I’m hoping that this sign is a joke, but something tells me that it isn’t.
  • Stephen Hawking suggests universe created itself from nothing.
  • Ten pearls of wisdom from Stephen Hawking.

Technology

  • Arthur C Clarke imagines life in the year 2000 from the year 1964.
  • Get ready for a world of nanotechnology
  • Oh the possibilities…. Will the iPad menu be the death of the printed menu?

Television

  • Interview: Jane Espenson talks about writing for Torchwood.
  • News: George Takei To Appear on ‘Big Bang Theory’
  • News: The last two unaired episodes of Better Off Ted are available on Netflix.
  • io9 counts down the Greatest geek moments from the 2010 Emmys.

Video Games

  • The Dorklyst has posted The 10 Greatest World of Warcraft Videos on the Internet.
  • Game-addicted man scores rare win over software lawyers.

Writing

  • Alma Alexander makes 10 Authorial Confessions.
  • Tobias Buckell offers advice on How to pick the idea for your first novel.

Want more? Check out Geek Art Gallery for more art links and eye candy. Visit Oneironomicon for more on book trailers, reviews,and writing links.



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